Germany, France, UK commit to bank tax

Tue, 06/22/2010 - 08:28 EDT - AP

Germany, France, UK commit to bank tax
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2010-06-22T13:28:37Z
BERLIN (AP) -- The governments of Britain, France and Germany say they will levy a fee on banks based on how much they earn to shield taxpayers from the cost of resolving financial crises....

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